Looks like a long night for me.

[KB5LJE]

Maybe no sleeping pill tonight


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
330 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

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330 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...GENERALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM
PITTSBORO MISSISSIPPI TO FULTON MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE
CITY OF TUPELO.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT NORTH OF
THE MODERATE RISK AREA BUT SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HELENA ARKANSAS TO
CORINTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES CITIES OF OXFORD...CLARKSDALE...IUKA
AND NEW ALBANY.

A STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO NORTH
MISSISSIPPI OVERNIGHT WITH A WARM FRONT PUSHING INTO THE AREA FROM
THE SOUTH. INCREASING INSTABILITY...MOISTURE...AND FAVORABLE UPPER
LEVEL WINDS WILL LEAD TO THE CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.
ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALL
POSSIBLE. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE AFTER 9 PM...CONTINUING
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE
MID-SOUTH...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. A FLASH
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY MORNING
FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE SOUTHWARD INTO PORTIONS
OF NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. THE AFFECTED AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND
TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM LEXINGTON TENNESSEE TO HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI.
ISOLATED TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...AND LARGE HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MID-DAY
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TENNESSEE...MAINLY NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER AND
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BECOME NECESSARY FOR PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH...
ESPECIALLY NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL WHERE
WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING
ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS.


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KRM